ONYX OPERATION MANUAL
3
New features and ONYX
Applications will be added over
time. You may access and install these features as they
are released by visiting:
www.medcom.com/onyx-‐resources
3. ONYX
-‐ Quick Start Navigation Guide
ONYX
is designed to always be on. If you choose to use
the logging function, it will periodically record radiation
data as long as the battery has a charge.
The logging interval is set under the
Settings/Geiger
Menu.
The switch on the bottom of the instrument controls
whether the instrument is either actively taking and
displaying
radiation levels in
Active Mode
(Un-‐Lock) , or
it is in
Standby Mode
(Lock) , continuously and quietly
monitoring background radiation without displaying
information. You may switch Modes freely at any time.
If the switch is in the DOWN position(Un-‐lock) , and
the display does not illuminate, please charge the
instrument by plugging it into a computer USB port.
The Front-‐Panel keypad is touch-‐sensitive.
Use the keypad to access the following functions:
